THE ADS HAVE BEEN TARGETING INCUMBENT DEMOCRATSES IN OVER $5 MILLION IN AD BUYS. LESS THAN EIGHT WEEKS TO GO UNTIL PRIMARY DAY. TODAY WE'RE TAKING -- KICKING OFF OUR SERIES INTRODUCING TO YOU THE MAJOR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, CONGRESS AND TOUGHS SENATE. WE BEGIN WITH GOVERNOR MAGGIE HASSAN. MARGARET MAGGIE HASSAN IS A DEMOCRAT FROM EXETER SEEKING HER SECOND TERM AS GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN ATTORNEY BY TRADE, SHE GRADUATED FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY IN 1985, STARTING HER CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN 2004. ELECTED TO THE STATE SENATE WHERE SHE WOULD SERVE THREE TERMS. MAGGIE HASSAN IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND TOM AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN. SHE REPLACED JOHN LYNCH AS GOVERNOR AND SAYS IT'S A JOB UNLIKE ANY OTHER. THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. IT IS JUST EXTRAORDINARY. AND IT'S THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A STATE WHERE PEOPLE TRULY ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER. IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR STATE GOVERNMENT, 424 VOLUNTEER STATE LEDGE STATERS GETTING PAID $100 A YEAR DWRKS TO THE STATE HOUSE DAY IN, DAY OUT, TO SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER ACROSS PARTY LINES. AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COME IN AND ENGAGE WITH THEM BECAUSE IN THEIR EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY DO, THEIR OPINIONS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYWHERE ELSE. YOU CAN HEAR FROM GOVERNOR